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Nasuella
Mountain coatis are two species of procyonid mammals from the genus ''Nasuella''. Unlike the larger coatis from the genus ''Nasua'', mountain coatis only weigh and are endemic to the north Andean highlands in South America. Genetics and taxonomy Genetic evidence indicates that the genus ''Nasua'' is only monophyletic if it also includes the mountain coatis. Based on cytochrome b sequences, ''Nasua nasua'' is the sister taxon to a clade consisting of ''Nasua narica'' plus both species of ''Nasuella''. Until recently only a single species with three subspecies was recognized. In 2009 this species was split into two species, the eastern mountain coati (''N. meridensis'') from Venezuela, and the western mountain coati (''N. olivacea'', with subspecies ''quitensis'') from Colombia and Ecuador. After a genetic analysis in 2020, the American Society of Mammalogists currently considers ''N. meridensis'' a synonym of ''N. olivacea''. Range and description Externally, the two species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coati
Coatis, also known as coatimundis (), are members of the family Procyonidae in the genera ''Nasua'' and ''Nasuella''. They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. The name "coatimundi" comes from the Tupian languages of Brazil, where it means "lone coati". Locally in Belize, the coati is known as "quash". Physical characteristics Adult coatis measure from head to the base of the tail, which can be as long as their bodies. Coatis are about tall at the shoulder and weigh between , about the size of a large house cat. Males can become almost twice as large as females and have large, sharp canine teeth. The measurements above relate to the white-nosed and South America coatis. The two mountain coatis are smaller. All coatis share a slender head with an elongated, flexible, slightly upward-turned nose, small ears, dark feet, and a long, non-prehensile tail used for balance and signaling. Ring-tailed coatis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procyonidae
Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It comprises the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous. Characteristics Procyonids are relatively small animals, with generally slender bodies and long tails, though the common raccoon tends to be bulky. Because of their general build, the Procyonidae are often popularly viewed as smaller cousins of the bear family. This is apparent in their German names: a raccoon is called a ''Waschbär'' (washing bear, as it "washes" its food before eating), a coati is a ''Nasenbär'' (nose-bear), while a kinkajou is a ''Honigbär'' (honey-bear). Dutch follows suit, calling the animals ''wasbeer'', ''neusbeer'' and ''rolstaartbeer'' respectively. However, it is now believed that procyonids are more closely related to mustelids than to bears. Procyonids share common morphological characteristics including a shortened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Mountain Coati
The eastern mountain coati or eastern dwarf coati (''Nasuella meridensis'') is a small Procyonidae, procyonid found in cloud forest and páramo at elevations of in the Andes of western Venezuela. Until 2009, it was included as a subspecies of the western mountain coati (''Nasuella olivacea''), but the eastern mountain coati is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed on average, has markedly smaller teeth, a paler Olive (colour), olive-brown pelage, and usually a dark mid-dorsal stripe on the back versus more rufous, rufescent or blackish, and usually without a dark mid-dorsal stripe in the western mountain coati. When the two were combined, they were classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List but following the split the eastern mountain coati is considered Endangered species, endangered. A genetic analysis revealed that it should be regarded as a synonym of ''N. olivacea''. The physical differences between the ''N. meridensis'' and ''N. olivacae'' is suggested to be of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasuella Meridensis
The eastern mountain coati or eastern dwarf coati (''Nasuella meridensis'') is a small procyonid found in cloud forest and páramo at elevations of in the Andes of western Venezuela. Until 2009, it was included as a subspecies of the western mountain coati (''Nasuella olivacea''), but the eastern mountain coati is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed on average, has markedly smaller teeth, a paler olive-brown pelage, and usually a dark mid-dorsal stripe on the back versus more rufescent or blackish, and usually without a dark mid-dorsal stripe in the western mountain coati. When the two were combined, they were classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List but following the split the eastern mountain coati is considered endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasua
''Nasua'' is a genus of coatis of the family Procyonidae. Two additional species of coatis, commonly known as mountain coatis, are placed in the genus ''Nasuella''. Characteristics ''Nasua'' differs from ''Nasuella'' in being larger and having larger canine teeth, but preliminary genetic evidence (cytochrome b sequences) suggests that ''Nasuella'' should be merged into ''Nasua''. Other genetic studies have shown that the closest relatives of the coatis are the olingos (genus ''Bassaricyon''), from which they diverged about 10.2 million years ago. Diet Like other procyonids, coatis are omnivores. Their diet consists largely of insects (including their larvae), spiders and other invertebrates as well as the occasional small vertebrate discovered while energetically foraging, with their sensitive noses to the ground, in forest leaf litter. On Barro Colorado Island, Panama, where they have been studied in greatest detail, they supplement this diet with copious amounts of fru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Mountain Coati
The western mountain coati or western dwarf coati (''Nasuella olivacea'') is a small Procyonidae, procyonid, found in cloud forest and páramo at altitudes of in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.Helgen, K. M., R. Kays, L. E. Helgen, M. T. N. Tsuchiya-Jerep, C. M. Pinto, K. P. Koepfli, E. Eizirik, and J. E. Maldonado (2009). ''Taxonomic boundaries and geographic distributions revealed by an integrative systematic overview of the mountain coatis, Nasuella (Carnivora: Procyonidae).'' Small Carnivore Conservation. 41: 65–74 A population discovered in the Apurímac Region, Apurímac–Cuzco Region, Cuzco region of southern Peru (more than south of the previous distribution limit) has tentatively been identified as the western mountain coati, but may represent an undescribed taxon. Until 2009, the western mountain coati (then simply known as the mountain coati) usually included the eastern mountain coati as a subspecies, but that species is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Mountain Coati
The western mountain coati or western dwarf coati (''Nasuella olivacea'') is a small Procyonidae, procyonid, found in cloud forest and páramo at altitudes of in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.Helgen, K. M., R. Kays, L. E. Helgen, M. T. N. Tsuchiya-Jerep, C. M. Pinto, K. P. Koepfli, E. Eizirik, and J. E. Maldonado (2009). ''Taxonomic boundaries and geographic distributions revealed by an integrative systematic overview of the mountain coatis, Nasuella (Carnivora: Procyonidae).'' Small Carnivore Conservation. 41: 65–74 A population discovered in the Apurímac Region, Apurímac–Cuzco Region, Cuzco region of southern Peru (more than south of the previous distribution limit) has tentatively been identified as the western mountain coati, but may represent an undescribed taxon. Until 2009, the western mountain coati (then simply known as the mountain coati) usually included the eastern mountain coati as a subspecies, but that species is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasuella Olivacea
The western mountain coati or western dwarf coati (''Nasuella olivacea'') is a small procyonid, found in cloud forest and páramo at altitudes of in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.Helgen, K. M., R. Kays, L. E. Helgen, M. T. N. Tsuchiya-Jerep, C. M. Pinto, K. P. Koepfli, E. Eizirik, and J. E. Maldonado (2009). ''Taxonomic boundaries and geographic distributions revealed by an integrative systematic overview of the mountain coatis, Nasuella (Carnivora: Procyonidae).'' Small Carnivore Conservation. 41: 65–74 A population discovered in the Apurímac–Cuzco region of southern Peru (more than south of the previous distribution limit) has tentatively been identified as the western mountain coati, but may represent an undescribed taxon. Until 2009, the western mountain coati (then simply known as the mountain coati) usually included the eastern mountain coati as a subspecies, but that species is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed on average, has markedly smaller teeth, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasua Nasua
The South American coati (''Nasua nasua''), also known as the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. An adult generally weighs from and is long, with half of that being its tail.Kays, R. (2009). South American Coati (Nasua nasua), pp. 526-528 in: Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds. (2009). ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World.'' Vol. 1, Carnivores. Its color is highly variable and the rings on the tail may be only somewhat visible, but its most distinguishing characteristic is that it lacks the largely white snout (or "nose") of its northern relative, the white-nosed coati. Distribution and habitat The South American coati is widespread in tropical and subtropical South America. It occurs in the lowland forests east of the Andes as high as from Colombia and The Guianas south to Uruguay and northern Argentina. Nasua nasua occupancy is significantly and negat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undescribed Taxon
In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. Until such a description has been published, the taxon has no formal or official name, although a temporary, informal name is often used. A published scientific name may not fulfil the requirements of the Codes for various reasons. For example, if the taxon was not adequately described, its name is called a '' nomen nudum''. It is possible for a taxon to be "undescribed" for an extensive period of time, even if unofficial descriptions are published. An undescribed species may be referred to with the genus name, followed by "sp"., but this abbreviation is also used to label specimens or images that are too incomplete to be identified at the species level. In some cases, there is more than one undescribed species in a genus. In this case, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Cloud Forest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level, formally described in the ''International Cloud Atlas'' (2017) as silvagenitus. Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation, in which case they are also referred to as mossy forests. Mossy forests usually develop on the saddles of mountains, where moisture introduced by settling clouds is more effectively retained. Cloud forests are among the most biodiversity rich ecosystems in the world with a large amount of species directly or indirectly depending on them. Other moss forests include black spruce/feathermoss climax forest, with a moderately dense canopy and a forest floor of feathermosses including ''Hylocomium splendens'', ''Pleurozium schreberi'' and ''Ptil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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